Family Auto Drive-In
12271 U.S. 301,
Statesboro,
GA
30458
12271 U.S. 301,
Statesboro,
GA
30458
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Statesboro, Georgia even in 1956 was pretty good size little town. Hard to the believe the Rolling Stones played a gig there in the early-1960’s. The Family Auto Drive-In was playing not gigs but, it could be counted on to provide two decent features for this middle Georgia town, I was really surprized to see one screen in Statesboro in the late-1950’s when much smaller towns in Georgia had two or three drive-ins. But maybe that is the market.
It is a college town, however, I think another drive-in was built later because maybe twenty years ago I was told Statesboro still had a open drive-in way after all the drive-ins in Augusta had closed. Maybe someone can come up with the name. It might be the Family Auto Drive-In.
The Family Auto Drive-in was small for a town the size of Statesboro parking just 182 cars and it was owned in 1956 by H. Macon.
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That is what i am not sure of,but one would think Statesboro would have more than one out door screen.Weis Cinemas out of Savannah.I think ran the little twin theatre in Statesboro in the 70’s.but i can’t even remember the name.
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I found that it was open from ABOUT 1950-1975? I know for sure it was open in 1967.
GE and 1993 imagery shows a twin drive in at this location:
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Looked to be operating at the time.
Thanks Bob and Silicon sam for completing some of the history.
12271 U.S. 301, Statesboro, GA 30458
The above address will map accurately to the location of the drive-in, which is visible on Google Earth using historic aerial imagery.
It was the southside drive in, run by Floyd theatres out of Lakeland florida. Twin screen, Wednesday night was 50 cent carload night. I ran this drive in for a little less than a year. Floyd theatres went out of business in the mid 90’s and sold all their properties.
The Southside had some crazy double features that may have been old prints they had laying around. I remember seeing The Terminator upon it’s release in 1984 billed with Dario Argento’s Deep Red (1975). If memory serves me correct, I believe they had pool tables in the snack bar.
Hi all I was a teenager when started go to the Statesboro drive-in and yes there was a pool tables in the snack bar had one of my first dates there I had a lot of fun on sunday nights in the late 70s or 80s they added a backside screen and now its a parking lot for big trucks to be unloaded at a business I love going there being there with my friends.
In September 1989, Hurricane Hugo blew through and demolished the screens and so the wreckage was simply cleared away. The last time I watched a movie there was spring 1988.